The Irish standard., 1887-12-17
RANDOM SHOTS.

Mr.. Peel, the Speaker of the English House Of
Commons cannot be accused of pro-Catholic
sympathies, yet in the late session of parliament
he forbade the use of the words Ro1nanist, Rom
ieh, ct hoe genus. They are insulting and low
expressions. They are insulting and low ex
sressons. OF course anti-Catholic preachers,
PresbJterianisl1, IIutheranish. Protestantist-
Episcopalianish, etc, will not readily give up
ulouthing such delicious rant and so making
Rome howl but the Tribune, the Pioneer
Press, the Globe. and other daiies, ought be
above the use Of such vulgar slang Verbum sap
-.
The Jewish Rabbi OF st. Paul is unhinching
and consistent, The so-called liberal ministers
of that city have extended to him 'the right
hand of fellowship" and at their meeting last
Monday he read a paper. Christianity, he said,
had sprung from the lowest superstitiOns of the
Jewish rabble. The Pharisees were holy, good
men. mach nlaliened by the wicked apostles and
evangelists. The only apostle worth quoting is
the French infdel, Kenan-and in short Chris
tianity is a hurnbug. Why should those whose
fundamental doctrine is freedom Of Bible inter
probation for every man, woman and chil2. idiot
or crank, find fault with the holy Rabbi, with
Herr Most, Col Bob Ingersoll. or anyone else
who may reject the book altogether. Give us
something new. Put Lazarus in hell and Dives
in Abrahams bosom. Extol the herois1n Of
Judas the traitor and denoance the teaching. of
the apos les aud their successors. The Liberal
Christian pastors Of St. Paul have received
Christmas box.
Is there not something OF this same spirit in all
our non Catholic shepherds? Which of them
has anything like affection for Simon Peter, and
is there not au1onst them general feeling that
the Archangel Gabriel went a little too far when
he s;.lut d the Virgin Mary as Full of Grace
Is Professionalism & breakwater against, or prep
,sration for infidelity
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Fdr the special benefit of Revs. Morrill,,
Thwing, ct. al. will copy the following extract
from reported sermon of Eev. j T. Duryea,
delivered in the Central Congregational Church
Of Boston, on Sunday November 27
"lt is alleged, also, that our public school sys-
tenn is in danger from attacks from Roman
sseoefss ~ s ha have n1tS the the Reen CAFE %
olic Church here and given it q fair field. Let it
beat us if it can; it ought to-. The speaker ar
erty, and his daughters were safer because Of the
Catholic Church. So much in the way of fair
ness If he was in the Roman directory he
would urge the same measures they 90: he
thing like such magnificent statesmans!lip as is
exhibited III the papacy, We should ileve order,
prosperity. happiness
The Boston Pilot. commenting on the above,
says:
The man who says Catholics are enemies to the
institutions of the republic, is not merely
bigot-he is an j; igncramus and ne speaks from .
good Catholic Let It's try to make good Catho
lies and good Protestants without ,naligning
each other. DIR, Uuryea sets a noble example.
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The wide awake Minneapolis city editor OF the
Pioneer Press notes the fact that two Of te lead
ing theatres have presented Irsh plays during
the week and remarks that it wouldn't be SO bad
after all if our American youth should take tc
Initiating the manners of Dublin patriots rather
than of London sports or Partisan snobs.
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The Irish American thcatre-goers should show
their appreciation Of good Irish plays by attend
ing the theatres THAI put them on the boards and
giving the cold shoulder to the theatres that do
not, Such low-grade comedy as Our Irish
yisitors' for instance, given at the Hennepin
Avenue Theatre during the week, is on Par
with "Muldoon's Picnic and others of that
class and no encouragement should be given by
our people to the managers in giving similar pro-
duct;ons in future. There is nothing patriotic,
ennobiing. representative Of the Irish people Or
'racy of the soi' in so-called p Us of this kind
and they merit frowns and Kisses instead OF
smiles and applause.
OBSERVER.